Stunning Cake Reveals an Edible Amethyst Geode Beneath Its Surface

Food and art go hand-in-hand, and a cake by Intricate Icing Cake Designs proves just how incredible this combination can look while also throwing a little science in the mix. Baker Rachael Teufel created a unique dessert that exposes a gorgeous surprise beneath its surface–an amethyst geode! While it looks undeniably realistic, everything about this astonishing cake is edible.

Teufel used granulated sugar and rock candy to craft the vibrant geode and create the illusion of its uneven surface and depth. Multicolored modeling chocolate helped set the geode in the fondant, and gold leaf was added as a final touch. All told, it took Teufel about 16 hours to create the cake, in addition to several hours of pre-planning.

The stunning result was displayed during a launch party for the company First Look Events and venue called Moss Denver. But if the enthusiastic response is any indication, Teufel will probably have many more multi-faceted geode cakes to create in her future!

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled "Embroidered Life" that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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